Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to the capillaries: true or false?
Health · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart and towards the body's tissues and organs. The oxygenated blood is pumped by the heart into the arteries, which then branch out into smaller vessels, including arterioles, and eventually into capillaries. Capillaries are tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products occurs between the blood and the body's tissues. After this exchange, veins carry oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart for reoxygenation.